Which animals **not stressed by people** can have people entering their habitats?

[AirToob]

Apart from Indian Peafowl, I recently discovered by accident the Japanese Macaques, whose walk-in enclosure in my first try at a franchise zoo is proving wildly popular and profitable. Guests seem to love walk-ins.

Is their any way of (say) filtering Zoopedia for animals that meet *both* criteria?

If not, then could there be, and/or could some kind person point me at such a list, or at least a way of finding out?

(I realise you can also have drive-through rides, but that's not quite the same.)

[Protus]

If you open up zoopedia it shows all the animals and you can click each one to find their relations with humans.

[AirToob]

Originally posted by Protus:

If you open up zoopedia it shows all the animals and you can click each one to find their relations with humans.

Yes, I should have said... without having to do that, which is quite tedious as the very long list in Zoopedia gets longer every day!

[Protus]

Originally posted by AirToob:

Originally posted by Protus:

If you open up zoopedia it shows all the animals and you can click each one to find their relations with humans.

Yes, I should have said... without having to do that, which is quite tedious as the very long list in Zoopedia gets longer every day!

That's part of learning about the animals... :D Someone might have already made a guide or list about it, but that kind of ruins the finding out part playing the game and reading Zoopedia.

[AirToob]

Originally posted by Protus:

That's part of learning about the animals... :D Someone might have already made a guide or list about it, but that kind of ruins the finding out part playing the game and reading Zoopedia.

Yes, I do take your point.

Since I'm now going to create such a list anyway (from plain-vanilla Planet Zoo, no additional packs), assuming I don't fall across such a thing in the very near future, do you suggest I keep it to myself or would it spoil it for others if I post the list here?

[Fera-Ferrito]

Hey
You can put the "Do not Disturb" sign in the enclosure, it highly reduces the stress inflicted on your animals. It has an area of effect, which you can see in the zoo tab "or wherever it was"

[Protus]

Originally posted by AirToob:

Originally posted by Protus:

That's part of learning about the animals... :D Someone might have already made a guide or list about it, but that kind of ruins the finding out part playing the game and reading Zoopedia.

Yes, I do take your point.

Since I'm now going to create such a list anyway (from plain-vanilla Planet Zoo, no additional packs), assuming I don't fall across such a thing in the very near future, do you suggest I keep it to myself or would it spoil it for others if I post the list here?

heh all depends on how you felel about it. Just looking at Gharials it says not aggressive and confident with humans. Maybe they would work?

[AirToob]

Well, I have been through the list - easier than I thought because it keeps the same tab open as you go from one animal to the next.

I was only looking for "neutral" or "confident" relationship with humans animals where people can enter the habitat.

It's a very short list. I have already got walk-ins for the "confident" ones, which work well, I might try it with a "neutral" one and see what happens.

I only just found out about the existence of the "Do Not Disturb" (i.e. Keep Quiet) sign (in Security, a strange category) and I'm experimenting to see if it reduces stress generally from onlookers. Interesting to see what effect it has, if any, in a walk-in with a "neutral" relationship animal.

[Protus]

How do you make a walk in?

[AirToob]

Originally posted by Protus:

How do you make a walk in?

As well as the normal Keeper gate in the barrier, you also need a Guest Gate. And then you create paths inside the habitat starting at the Guest Gate.

I guess you could have more than one Guest Gate, but haven't needed that so far.

[AirToob]

Originally posted by Fera-Ferrito:

Hey
You can put the "Do not Disturb" sign in the enclosure, it highly reduces the stress inflicted on your animals. It has an area of effect, which you can see in the zoo tab "or wherever it was" :megachicken:

Great, I was looking for that very info. Thanks a lot!

Having experimented:

It doesn't seem to matter where you place it, inside or outside the enclosure.

Its (fixed) range is shown by the "Security" section of the Heat Maps.

HOWEVER having placed several those signs such that they covered all people watching the "neutral" relationship African Plains animals, and removed the one-way glass previously screening them, several of the animals promptly got stressed again. Soon as I replaced the one-way glass, no stress.

Those signs must have SOME effect, so I'll keep investigating.

[Protus]

Originally posted by AirToob:

Originally posted by Protus:

How do you make a walk in?

As well as the normal Keeper gate in the barrier, you also need a Guest Gate. And then you create paths inside the habitat starting at the Guest Gate.

I guess you could have more than one Guest Gate, but haven't needed that so far.

ok ty

[Maffeketel]

If you look at the zoopedia page of any given animal you can see whether guests can enter their habitat. It's on the same page as the specifics of the animal. It says ; Can guests enter habitat Yes/No.

You'll probably have a general idea already and most of the animals that tolerate this form of habitat are generally docile animals. It goes without saying that none of these animals are predators. Lemurs, koalas and llamas for example are all really suitable for walk-in habitats.

You can actually create an alternative walk-in habitat for any animal by making a raised walkway or bridge within the perimeter of the habitat. This will count as a walk-in habitat and it allows you to create walk-in habitats that house predators. I've used this concept in my saltwater crocodile habitat and the guests absolutely love it.

I hope that this answers your question!

[Varick]

For predators, I use a null field/path/non transversable /animal set up and it works the same as a walk-in.

[AirToob]

Originally posted by Maffeketel:

You can actually create an alternative walk-in habitat for any animal by making a raised walkway or bridge within the perimeter of the habitat. This will count as a walk-in habitat and it allows you to create walk-in habitats that house predators. I've used this concept in my saltwater crocodile habitat and the guests absolutely love it.

I hope that this answers your question!

I understand about finding suitable characteristics in Zoopedia, although I'm still puzzled about how animals like Sable Antelope are stressed by people watching, even if those people are in the influence area of a "Do Not Disturb" (keep quiet) sign.

In your walk-in habitat suggestion, do the guests enter via a guest gate?

[AirToob]

Originally posted by Varick:

For predators, I use a null field/path/non transversable /animal set up and it works the same as a walk-in.

Could you explain that in a bit more detail? Thanks!